Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

International Students
Applicants from outside Canada and the United States are
normally required to possess a high school diploma from
their country in a pre-university secondary school program.
Applicants without a high school diploma but with at least
11 years of education in a pre-university secondary school
program may apply and will be considered on a case by
case basis. Applicants may wish to obtain an “Opinion of
Equivalence” (Avis d’équivalence) from the Québec
Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities, which
will be given serious consideration by the College for
admissions purposes. The ministry’s web address is
www.micc.gouv.qc.ca.
Québec law requires International Students to pay
additional fees of $9,898 per academic year ($4,949 per
semester). The fee for part-time students is $24.06 per
course hour. Please note that these fees are subject to
change without notice.
International students must also provide the following
documentation before arriving in Canada:
A "Certificat d’acceptation du Québec" (C.A.Q.), which
must be obtained from the «Ministère des
communautés culturelles et de l’immigration» of the
Province of Québec;
A "Student Authorization" from the Federal
Government of Canada;
International students should begin the process of
obtaining these documents once they have received their
acceptance letter from Champlain College Saint-Lambert.
International students must provide proof of enrolment in
a comprehensive health and accident insurance plan that is
approved by the college. Students may obtain such an
insurance plan at a cost of approximately $575.00 per year
through the auspices of the College.
Language Requirement
International Students and Permanent Residents whose
mother tongue is not English and/or who have not studied
in English during the last two years are required to submit
official TOEFL results (Test of English as a Foreign
Language). Applicants may present the results of other
tests or examinations providing evidence of college-level
abilities in English. Upon examination of this evidence by
the College, applicants may be exempted from the TOEFL
requirement.
All diploma programs offered by English colleges in Québec
require students to successfully pass two college-level
courses in “French as a Second Language”. In order to
ensure that admitted students will be able to pass these
courses, Champlain Saint-Lambert requires applicants who
have studied outside Québec to demonstrate completion
of approximately 180 hours of French instruction.
Advanced Standing Applicants
Students applying from other Québec CEGEPs, private
colleges, and other government approved college level
institutions must submit a student copy of their bulletin
when applying. Upon admission, their official marks will be
obtained directly from the Ministry of Education and will be
integrated into their Champlain College Saint-Lambert
bulletin.
Equivalences
Equivalences for courses taken at post-secondary
institutions other than Quebec CEGEPs, private colleges or
other government approved college level institutions are
considered on a course-by-course basis by the Academic
Advisors in consultation with the appropriate Department
Coordinator. Credit will not automatically be given for years
or full semesters of study. Champlain College Saint-Lambert
does not normally grant equivalent credit for courses
followed at the university level.
No request for equivalent credit will be considered until the
following documentation has been submitted:
a) A detailed description of the course content.
b) An official transcript.